BuildLaw Issue 27 March 2017 | Page 3
contents
01 FROM THE EDITOR
03 BUILDLAW® IN BRIEF & THE NEW RETENTION REGIME
07 Balance restored to public sector procurement - the Problem Gambling case
10 Construction professionals and the peer professional opinion defence
13 The consequence of skipping a mandatory pre-arbitral step
15 CASE IN BRIEF - DOUBLE EDITION:
Custom Street Hotel Ltd v Plus Construction NZ Ltd [2016] NZHC 2011
23 Court of Appeal upholds extension of time anomaly
25 Status quo Returns: the High Court Weighs in on Reference Dates and the NSW Court of Appeal Clears up the grounds for challenge
29 Post-termination calls on on-demand securities Court of Appeal guidance
31 The Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016
39 Bingham's Corner
Eyes Wide Shut - Those Payment Notices: Pipe Up or Pay Up
41 Letters to the Editor